Election Information
Current School Board of Trustees (Nov. 2021 - Nov. 2022)
Ricardo “Rick” Pedraza, President
Jorge “George” Palacios, Vice-President
Jesus A. “Jesse” Zambrano, Secretary
Jesus “Jesse” Vela, Jr., Assistant Secretary
Cynthia A. Gutierrez, Member
Carlos G. Villegas, Jr., Member
Jorge L. Zambrano, Member
Election Term Information
Upcoming Election: November 8, 2022
Trustee positions to be filled: 1, 2 and 3
Place |
Term Expires |
Current Trustee |
1 |
2022 |
Carlos Villegas, Jr. |
2 |
2022 |
Ricardo "Rick" Pedraza |
3 |
2022 |
Jorge "George" Palacios |
4 |
2024 |
Jorge L. Zambrano |
5 |
2024 |
Jesus A. "Jesse" Zambrano |
6 |
2024 |
Jesus "Jesse" Vela, Jr. |
7 |
2024 |
Cynthia A. Gutierrez |
Election Contact
Rebecca Gonzales, Chief Financial Officer
rebecca.gonzales@psjaisd.us
601 E. Kelly
P. O. Box 769
Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: 956-354-2018
Fax: 956-354-3002
School Trustee Election Timeline
PSJA ISD School Trustee Election
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail |
Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot |
Saturday, July 23, 2022 |
Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot |
Monday, August 22 2022 5:00 PM |
Last Day to Register to Vote |
Tuesday, October 11, 2022* *First business day after Columbus Day |
Due date for opposed Candidates to file FIRST Candidate/Officeholder Report of Contributions, Expenditures and Loans (30 days before) |
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance |
Monday, October 24, 2022 |
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (received, not post-marked) |
Friday, October 28, 2022 |
Due date for opposed Candidates to file SECOND Candidate/Officeholder Report of Contributions, Expenditures and Loans ( 8 days before) |
Monday, October 31, 2022 |
Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance |
Friday, November 4, 2022 |
ELECTION DAY |
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
Additional Information
Form, Content, and Procedure: An application for a place on the ballot must be in writing; signed, sworn to by the candidate before a person authorized to administer an oath, and dated; timely filed with the dis-trict’s filing authority (often the superintendent’s secretary or another designated district employee); and contain specified information about the candidate:
• The candidate’s name, date of birth, and occupation;
• The candidate’s residence address or the address at which the candidate receives mail with a description of the location of the candidate’s residence;
• The candidate’s length of continuous residence in Texas and in the district (and single mem-ber district, if applicable) as of the date the candidate swears to the application;
• If available, a public mailing address and email address at which the candidate receives corre-spondence relating to the candidate’s campaign;
• The office sought, including any place or other distinguishing number and an indication of whether the office sought is for a full or unexpired term;
• Statements that the candidate is a U.S. citizen; has not been determined by a court to be mentally incapacitated; has not been convicted of a felony; is aware of the nepotism law; and swears an oath to support and defend the U.S. and Texas Constitutions and laws.
Eligibility: An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:
• Is a United States citizen;
• Is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
• Has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
• Has not been finally convicted of a felony;
• Has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:
*For an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s name is written in; or
*For an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;
• Is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and
• Satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
Tex. Elec. Code § 141.001; Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.